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joining me now are the democratic strategist joe trippi and former bush senior advisor karl rove. welcome to you both. >> good to be with you. >> shannon: the process is in motion for the first time in several years. when people vote on these, there are political calculations. we saw that in the senate and the house. >> definitely. one thing that is true we have a process this time. the senate was 50-49. a close vote. look at what the house did with that vote. they voted 261 against it. 35 of them democrats. many are up for re-election in 2014. that was part of calculation. there was 221 je votes and 207 no. but look at what the senate did against that one. not even close. only 4 senators voted for it. 59 voted against it. five were g.o.p. senators. some of the no votes in there. four were senators coming up for re-election in 2014. they are looking for tax increase revenue. house side they want to repeal obamacare. how they bring it together and what is in the two different bills, how they reconcile them, we have a process. that is the good news. the bad news is we are having the
joining me now are the democratic strategist joe trippi and former bush senior advisor karl rove. welcome to you both. >> good to be with you. >> shannon: the process is in motion for the first time in several years. when people vote on these, there are political calculations. we saw that in the senate and the house. >> definitely. one thing that is true we have a process this time. the senate was 50-49. a close vote. look at what the house did with that vote. they voted 261...
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give bush credit for toughing it out. you can also criticize him for not anticipating the difficulties of that campaign. bottom line, bottom line, let's not do that kind of thing again. and that's the memo. now for the top story. reaction. joining us from washington indicate observe enter shane a republican and kirsten powers. do you have a power with the memo this evening? >> i agree with let's not do it again for sure. i think a lot of what you said is right. i mean, i opposed the war at the time. and i didn't oppose it for partisan reasons. i opposed it because i didn't think that we faced any serious threat from saddam hussein. >> bill: okay. let me stop you there. >> okay. >> bill: your analysis back then 10 years ago was that you, kirsten powers, came to the independent conclusion, devoid of your liberal beliefs or democratic party politics, that this simply wasn't a campaign worth waging. but, let me play you a sound bite from hillary clinton and get your reaction to that go. >> in the four years since the inspecto
give bush credit for toughing it out. you can also criticize him for not anticipating the difficulties of that campaign. bottom line, bottom line, let's not do that kind of thing again. and that's the memo. now for the top story. reaction. joining us from washington indicate observe enter shane a republican and kirsten powers. do you have a power with the memo this evening? >> i agree with let's not do it again for sure. i think a lot of what you said is right. i mean, i opposed the war...
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ten years after the war in iraq began a veteran sends a letter to george bush and dick cheney bashing them for what he calls a needless war this vet is in a hospice and dying coming up we'll speak with thomas young about his letter that has gone viral. and big brother is keeping an eye on you while drones are most often used for the by the u.s. for warfare overseas more and more police departments here at home are using them to spy on u.s. citizens this week lawmakers heard concerns about this growing practice we'll tell you about that hearing in just a bit. and over five million people have been stopped and frisked by the n.y.p.d. officers and the vast majority of those people were minorities but thanks to several whistleblowers we are now learning more about this controversial program and the ways police officers are implementing it all look at stop and frisk just ahead. it's friday march twenty second four pm in washington d.c. i'm megan lopez and you're watching. well we spent a lot of time this week taking a critical look at the iraq war the misconceptions that led us into the co
ten years after the war in iraq began a veteran sends a letter to george bush and dick cheney bashing them for what he calls a needless war this vet is in a hospice and dying coming up we'll speak with thomas young about his letter that has gone viral. and big brother is keeping an eye on you while drones are most often used for the by the u.s. for warfare overseas more and more police departments here at home are using them to spy on u.s. citizens this week lawmakers heard concerns about this...
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ten years after the war in iraq began a veteran sends a letter to george bush and dick cheney bashing them for the needless war that is now in the hospital and hospice and dying coming up we'll speak with thomas young about his letter that has gone viral and big brother is keeping an eye on you while drones are used most often by the u.s. for warfare overseas more and more police departments here at home are using them to spy on citizens this week lawmakers heard concerns about the growing practice we'll tell you about that hearing in just a bit. plus five million people have been stopped and frisked by n.y.p.d. police officers the vast majority of them were minorities but thanks to some whistleblowers we now know more about this controversial program and the police officers that and how they are missing implementing it will look at the stop and frisk program in just a bit. it's friday march twenty second eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching. we've spent a lot of time this week talking about the iraq war and taking a critical look at it the misconceptions t
ten years after the war in iraq began a veteran sends a letter to george bush and dick cheney bashing them for the needless war that is now in the hospital and hospice and dying coming up we'll speak with thomas young about his letter that has gone viral and big brother is keeping an eye on you while drones are used most often by the u.s. for warfare overseas more and more police departments here at home are using them to spy on citizens this week lawmakers heard concerns about the growing...
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however not even president bush could predict how long or how expensive this war would really be. in washington meghan lopez r.t. . well moments ago senator john mccain spoke at the american enterprise institute about the ten year anniversary here's what he told r.t. about why iraq is in the state it's in today. more you know to me that i'm curious as to what we can expect ten years later i don't really say that's right but all. that sort of transpired yesterday. fortune. united states players such. as. leave they received letters received some strange don't let anybody take. a ten years later hundreds of thousands of lives trillions of dollars spent what is the result of it all earlier i was joined by former alaskan senator mike rowe valen sara flounders co-director of the international action center she's also the author of the book you see right there war without victory i started out by asking senator gravelle was it worth it if it was a criminal act i mean if we adhere to the nuremberg principles united states committed a criminal act we know who the criminals are and for som
however not even president bush could predict how long or how expensive this war would really be. in washington meghan lopez r.t. . well moments ago senator john mccain spoke at the american enterprise institute about the ten year anniversary here's what he told r.t. about why iraq is in the state it's in today. more you know to me that i'm curious as to what we can expect ten years later i don't really say that's right but all. that sort of transpired yesterday. fortune. united states players...
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bush dick cheney donald rumsfeld colin powell everyone in the bush administration all of the media c.e.o.'s who propagated all of the lies all of the military commanders who lied and sent us to war knowing that the reasons were fabricated they need to be held responsible not just for the deaths of thousands of u.s. soldiers in the catastrophe created for u.s. soldiers but the complete catastrophe for millions of iraqis over a million who have died become refugees wounded and of course we can't talk about p.t.s.d. for u.s. soldiers without acknowledging that p.t.s.d. for an entire generation of iraqis is a real reality millions and millions of people whose lives have been destroyed and so people want justice for all of these war criminals and people are fighting to win justice and an organization we are forward is working to help get this justice and also help that's opt out thank you so much mike prize the iraq war veteran and co-founder of march forward. i know guys as you know this week marks the tenth anniversary of the u.s. invasion of iraq but sadly you wouldn't know if you're just
bush dick cheney donald rumsfeld colin powell everyone in the bush administration all of the media c.e.o.'s who propagated all of the lies all of the military commanders who lied and sent us to war knowing that the reasons were fabricated they need to be held responsible not just for the deaths of thousands of u.s. soldiers in the catastrophe created for u.s. soldiers but the complete catastrophe for millions of iraqis over a million who have died become refugees wounded and of course we can't...
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on the bush administration announced the u.s. was invading iraq and mapped out a plan much different than the way the war actually played out the correspondent meghan lopez takes a look at the rhetoric going in versus reality. my fellow citizens at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. a speech that laid the groundwork for years of war and strife the iraq war was described as a necessary war one that would ensure the stability of that region and the world's numerous human sources tell us that iraqis are moving not just documents and hard drives but weapons of mass destruction to keep them from being found by inspectors we know they have weapons of mass destruction we know they have active programs there is there isn't any debate about how. the u.s. promised to unseat a rogue leader find in obtain all weapons of mass destruction and rebuild a broken nation ten years later only one of those promises was kept
on the bush administration announced the u.s. was invading iraq and mapped out a plan much different than the way the war actually played out the correspondent meghan lopez takes a look at the rhetoric going in versus reality. my fellow citizens at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. a speech that laid the groundwork for years of war and strife the iraq war was...
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bush ordered a military invasion to topple saddam hussein. >> american and coalition forces are in the early stages to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger. >> 10 years later many iraqis complain they still lack basic services such as electricity and water but other parts of iraq are thriving with new shopping malls and luxury car show rooms. the last u.s. combat troops last iraq in 2011 and killed over 4,000 troops. a tribute continues in the east bay to those soldiers and those killed in afghanistan. amy? >> the crosses have quite an impact. look at them behind me. they were not always popular. the founder of them is reflecting, today, on the 0th anniversary and is amazed at impact the crosses have had and what he and the volunteers who created this have endured. >> it has made a big difference. i see it in the face of people who come by and visit the memorial. >> jeff started putting up the crosses a protest to the war in iraq and they have lasted through vandalism and protests and heated arguments. 10 years later, the crosses have evolved into
bush ordered a military invasion to topple saddam hussein. >> american and coalition forces are in the early stages to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger. >> 10 years later many iraqis complain they still lack basic services such as electricity and water but other parts of iraq are thriving with new shopping malls and luxury car show rooms. the last u.s. combat troops last iraq in 2011 and killed over 4,000 troops. a tribute continues in the...
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bush? >> greg: they admitted to doing that. >> andrea: we did it as a topic on the show. >> bob: we did? you know there are many topics i miss. freddie i think the conclusion here -- >> greg: i think the conclusion here is whether or not the actor was made to look like obama or not. obama should be impeached. dabs >> dana: just for -- >> greg: because he looks like satan. that is conclusion. north dakota is a record-breaker. 12 million people viewing it. i'm a daily reader of the bible and i don't thin find it good. the music too loud. it does not follow biblical tradition. >> andrea: it's hard to do the bible. mel gibson did it -- >> dana: we have to wait to find out, wait to find out about this until bill o'reilly next book comes out. "killing jesus" and find out everything you wonder about the bible in that book. >> bob: he can answer this. after 2 ,500 years. all right. one more thing is up next. ♪ ♪ today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's kee
bush? >> greg: they admitted to doing that. >> andrea: we did it as a topic on the show. >> bob: we did? you know there are many topics i miss. freddie i think the conclusion here -- >> greg: i think the conclusion here is whether or not the actor was made to look like obama or not. obama should be impeached. dabs >> dana: just for -- >> greg: because he looks like satan. that is conclusion. north dakota is a record-breaker. 12 million people viewing it. i'm...
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>> president bush soured chalab> pretty early on, and i think-- it wasn't just chalabi. there was a whole collection of -- >> buter everybody thought he ws playing one game, which was for himself. >> that's probably the case. he was very sort of suave individualho ihink told a lot of the america what theyin wanted to hear.ri >> rose: let's go to what happened in terms of the surge and look back over these years. the surge comes. it's recommended. many people are saying-- for george bush-- toay make that decision at that time when most people said it would not work, both inside and outside ofns government was a courageous decision. do you share that? >> it was a courageous decision but it was a belated decision. and what had happened was due to all these mistakes we talkedhe about, first of all, there were sectarian passions in iraq that became unleashed once saddam was gone. and the war between-- the civil war between the sunnis and the shi'a were really soaring out of control. i was in iraq fair lot of that period, and it was a horribled period-- bodies in the street. p
>> president bush soured chalab> pretty early on, and i think-- it wasn't just chalabi. there was a whole collection of -- >> buter everybody thought he ws playing one game, which was for himself. >> that's probably the case. he was very sort of suave individualho ihink told a lot of the america what theyin wanted to hear.ri >> rose: let's go to what happened in terms of the surge and look back over these years. the surge comes. it's recommended. many people are...
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bush ordered a military invasion to topple saddam hussein. >> american and coalition forces are in the early stages to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger. >> 10 years later many iraqis complain they still lack basic services such as electricity and water but other parts of iraq are thriving with new shopping malls and luxury car show rooms. the last u.s. combat troops last iraq in 2011 and killed over 4,000 troops. a tribute continues in the east bay to those soldiers and those killed in afghanistan. amy? >> the crosses have quite an impact. look at them behind me. they were not always popular. the founder of them is reflecting, today, on the 0th anniversary and is amazed at impact the crosses have had and what he and the volunteers who created this have endured. >> it has made a big difference. i see it in the face of people who come by and visit the memorial. >> jeff started putting up the crosses a protest to the war in iraq and they have lasted through vandalism and protests and heated arguments. 10 years later, the crosses have evolved into
bush ordered a military invasion to topple saddam hussein. >> american and coalition forces are in the early stages to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger. >> 10 years later many iraqis complain they still lack basic services such as electricity and water but other parts of iraq are thriving with new shopping malls and luxury car show rooms. the last u.s. combat troops last iraq in 2011 and killed over 4,000 troops. a tribute continues in the...
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you talk about bush trying to avenge his father. what about the tens of millions of arab sons who want to finish a fight we start next spring in bad dad? i think it's interesting this was your last column that you wrote that. what was the political temperature of the national conversation at that moment when you wrote that column? >> well, i was alone -- there were obviously other war critics like ted kennedy, but myself, i felt the country was rushing to war, and i was really embarrassed with my country, with a president of such limited ability, could talk us into a war a war that was totally against our history. the neurm brg trials were against people who launchled an aggressive war, and this was an aggressive war. i never heard of the united states making a case like that. they have weapons we don't like. all through this movie, it allows the realization, it wasn't about the wmd. that was all the sales pitch, like selling a new car, don't you see the hub caps, the antenna. it didn't matter if it was anthrax or the prague meeting
you talk about bush trying to avenge his father. what about the tens of millions of arab sons who want to finish a fight we start next spring in bad dad? i think it's interesting this was your last column that you wrote that. what was the political temperature of the national conversation at that moment when you wrote that column? >> well, i was alone -- there were obviously other war critics like ted kennedy, but myself, i felt the country was rushing to war, and i was really embarrassed...
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however not even president bush could predict how long or how expensive this war would really be. in washington meghan lopez r.t. . ten years later hundreds of thousands of lives trillions of dollars spent what is the state of iraq today to discuss i'd like to bring in the panel from california i'm joined by former alaskan senator mike gravel and in new york sara flounders co-director of the international action center she's also the author of the book you see there war without victory. welcome to the both of you so senator i want to start with you was it worth it not only was it worth it it was a criminal act i mean if we adhere to the nuremberg principles united states committed a criminal act we know who the criminals are and for some reason we don't prosecute them is really something wrong with our national morality now sara what do you think are we better off today than we were ten years ago and is iraq better off. iraq is much worse off and i this was a horrendous crime against humanity against of people of iraq the total destruction of iraq which had the highest literacy in
however not even president bush could predict how long or how expensive this war would really be. in washington meghan lopez r.t. . ten years later hundreds of thousands of lives trillions of dollars spent what is the state of iraq today to discuss i'd like to bring in the panel from california i'm joined by former alaskan senator mike gravel and in new york sara flounders co-director of the international action center she's also the author of the book you see there war without victory. welcome...
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bush was to be credited for taking out saddam hussein along with the u.s. military who were there obviously. is there an issue in looking back and seeing the good in iraq talking about it? >> the good is unmistakable. saddam regime, dynasty with this was the cruelest on the planet. sadistic government. it was the most aggressive. starting wars on all fronts. it's gone. iraq now is not a left. not exactly democratic. but it's not the hell that saddam iraq was. that is undeniable. the problem for americans the sacrifice was huge. and tragic. and strategic advantage which we hoped to gain to have ally in iraq was squandered at the end of the surge. >> bret: i spent 12 trips to iraq over time covering the pentagon and white house. a lot changed over that period of time. jason, let's talk about the other hot spot, now syria. what is being said? there is not cop firmation that the chemical weapons were used in syria. this is what the president said about the use of chemical weapons if they happened in syria. >> red line for us is we start seeing whole bunch of ch
bush was to be credited for taking out saddam hussein along with the u.s. military who were there obviously. is there an issue in looking back and seeing the good in iraq talking about it? >> the good is unmistakable. saddam regime, dynasty with this was the cruelest on the planet. sadistic government. it was the most aggressive. starting wars on all fronts. it's gone. iraq now is not a left. not exactly democratic. but it's not the hell that saddam iraq was. that is undeniable. the...
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i thought the decisions were right to the stage there was another important factor in bush promised to bring in a roadmap for palestine and just the same policy america's the only one that's likely to have any influence on the israelis right a bush went further than twenty or even recognize a two state system and tony blair is out there still trying to achieve some of that that. the americans failed the producing so each stage you look at it he say yes i think it's worth doing we could settle palestine i do a lot of things to try and bring justice back into the for the problem and it's a terrible situation we thought that so each stage and then the un tony thought you could carry the euro your nations a russian obviously was making clear. china as well so to that extent we didn't get the un. only made that decision. the americans make clear we could come out i was said to go in without just any way. tony blair's not that kind of guy at this point when we heard from tony blair then prime minister he said this in the house of commons that he saddam hussein has existing and active militar
i thought the decisions were right to the stage there was another important factor in bush promised to bring in a roadmap for palestine and just the same policy america's the only one that's likely to have any influence on the israelis right a bush went further than twenty or even recognize a two state system and tony blair is out there still trying to achieve some of that that. the americans failed the producing so each stage you look at it he say yes i think it's worth doing we could settle...
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it's in the same town where that massive crater tragically swallowed 37-year-old jeff bush. he was in his bedroom last month when the floor suddenly gave way in his house. his body was never recovered. now in the one one the ground just gave way between two houses. thankfully not under each of one. the hole estimated to be about eight feet wide and ten feet deep. >> once we found out there was a sinkhole i went to go tell my dad because i knew someone might get hurt. >> skater and nervous because this is my house. >> as of right now, official there say the houses are not in danger but they have been evacuated just as a precaution. >>> in an exclusive interview on fox news sunday, kentucky senator rand paul is weighing in on the defense of marriage act. senator paul saying the issue of same-sex marriage should be decided by the states. the federal government, he says, could avoid it all together. listen. >> i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in but i also don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue. the tax code, i'm for a flat i
it's in the same town where that massive crater tragically swallowed 37-year-old jeff bush. he was in his bedroom last month when the floor suddenly gave way in his house. his body was never recovered. now in the one one the ground just gave way between two houses. thankfully not under each of one. the hole estimated to be about eight feet wide and ten feet deep. >> once we found out there was a sinkhole i went to go tell my dad because i knew someone might get hurt. >> skater and...
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he just really wanted to go in iraq to them mine president bush the father had stopped to. kuwait and not gone in and dealt with saddam so all the americans you said to me it's business as usual and what they meant was basically unfinished business so to that extent i was very alarmed and told. bring it forward now to the ten years of what begins to worry me all the move is it does seem and tony blair is saying that in the case of syria or indeed in iraq nothing is implications involved that the feeling is you go we then to do the same thing now that's just wrong we're not learning the lessons of iraq it doesn't bring peace shaka no mind when militarily but the weeks that followed cause them awful lot of deaths among civilians when we're talking about you now with hindsight saying that the wall in iraq was wrong at what point did events that took place it will point it in saying it wasn't the right thing today well the real problem is you discussing whether you should do it i came back and told tony the americans are go in him with or without we don't make a difference they
he just really wanted to go in iraq to them mine president bush the father had stopped to. kuwait and not gone in and dealt with saddam so all the americans you said to me it's business as usual and what they meant was basically unfinished business so to that extent i was very alarmed and told. bring it forward now to the ten years of what begins to worry me all the move is it does seem and tony blair is saying that in the case of syria or indeed in iraq nothing is implications involved that...
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>> well, you are setting up the bush administration's case for war in iraq. and the united states went to war in iraq. congress supported the president's policy on going to war, and the media supported it what this all adds up to, however, since it didn't work out that way, was that somebody got it drastically wrong. american intelligence got it wrong, the brits got it wrong, the israelis got it wrong, everybody did which means somebody in our society -- and it ends up being the media -- has to stand up and say let's think about this a little bit rather than rush into a war. we are now at a point, jon, where an american president can determine when the united states goes to war, whether the congress approves of it or not. we don't deal with deck la rightses -- declarations of war any longer. and so at this particular point, who other than the media ought to stand up and say, wait a minute, let's think about this? >> let me make a quick point -- jon: well, i've got to say good-bye. the computer's going to cut me off. ma vin kalb and cal thomas, thank you both.
>> well, you are setting up the bush administration's case for war in iraq. and the united states went to war in iraq. congress supported the president's policy on going to war, and the media supported it what this all adds up to, however, since it didn't work out that way, was that somebody got it drastically wrong. american intelligence got it wrong, the brits got it wrong, the israelis got it wrong, everybody did which means somebody in our society -- and it ends up being the media --...
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i absolutely am convinced that president bush made the right call. jon: ambassador bolton, how has the iraq experience affected the obama administration in their approach? >> i think it has had a dramatic effect that is entirely negative. they have convinced demonstration that they need to withdraw more quickly. it has made it unwilling to take the necessary hard decisions to deal with the iranian nuclear weapons program. we have a very vulnerable position in the gulf region and they are in grave jeopardy. i'm worried that as time goes on from the situation will decline at an even more precipitous rate from our perspective is the one that is interesting on the 10th anniversary of the day of the war. the president finds himself in israel. ambassador bolton, general jack keane, great to have you here. jenna: a law to reflect on. ten years is a long time. the main story today is tom clements is shot and killed at his home. we'll have the details ahead im. >> identity theft was a huge, huge problem for me and it's gone away because of lifelock. >> announ
i absolutely am convinced that president bush made the right call. jon: ambassador bolton, how has the iraq experience affected the obama administration in their approach? >> i think it has had a dramatic effect that is entirely negative. they have convinced demonstration that they need to withdraw more quickly. it has made it unwilling to take the necessary hard decisions to deal with the iranian nuclear weapons program. we have a very vulnerable position in the gulf region and they are...
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bush unleashed what later became known as shock and awe. a massive aerial assault that lit up the night sky in baghdad. we were told it would be a quick war. it was about finding and stopping weapons of mass destruction and we would be greeted as liberators. that did not turn out to be the case. now a decade later in our latest poll, a clear majority of americans say the iraq war was not worth it -- the cost in american lives or dollars. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel spent the better part of the last decade covering the war. he has our report tonight. >> reporter: today, baghdad looked like the place many american troops will remember. more than a dozen bombings, dozens dead. ten years after president bush launched shock and awe and toppled saddam hussein, the iraq war has started again. sunnis versus shiites. it's their fight now. but both sides blame the united states for blundering in, looking for weapons of mass destruction that weren't there, undoing iraq's delicate religious balance. hardly the stability desired after
bush unleashed what later became known as shock and awe. a massive aerial assault that lit up the night sky in baghdad. we were told it would be a quick war. it was about finding and stopping weapons of mass destruction and we would be greeted as liberators. that did not turn out to be the case. now a decade later in our latest poll, a clear majority of americans say the iraq war was not worth it -- the cost in american lives or dollars. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel spent the...
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bush, mr. cheney, anyone who served in war would've known right off the bat or should have known these guys never served in war and we got the outcome that we did. host: you served in the first gulf war? correct. caller: there were two different strategies. the first, the iraqi invasion of kuwait. a country about the size of new jersey. over 700,000 troops to kick them out of the country. 500,000 of those troops were coalition troops. you are talking a whole different ballgame when you are talking about removing an army from a country as opposed to invading and occupying. those are two different kettles of fish. host: veteran from ohio. brenda in memphis, tennessee. i make aes, may comment first? . am a former u.s. marine i was a staff sergeant during the vietnam era. i want to say this much. they are talking about us going when our country is struggling. they want to cut support on social security. if you look at the ryan budget, it is a budget that is totally on steroids against the poor. i d
bush, mr. cheney, anyone who served in war would've known right off the bat or should have known these guys never served in war and we got the outcome that we did. host: you served in the first gulf war? correct. caller: there were two different strategies. the first, the iraqi invasion of kuwait. a country about the size of new jersey. over 700,000 troops to kick them out of the country. 500,000 of those troops were coalition troops. you are talking a whole different ballgame when you are...
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bush made fun of his greatest weakness, speaking english. now you have obama turning the table a bit. he makes fun of himself, but he uses comedy like a comedian, like a weapon, it's very effective. >> other presidents have had some good lines of their own. here's george w. bush at the 2008 correspondents dinner poking fun at then-candidates. >> next year a new president will be standing up here. i have to say i'm kind of surprised we don't have more presidential candidates here tonight, like any. senator mccain's not here. he probably wanted to distance himself from me a little bit. you know, he's not alone. jenna's moving out too. the two democratic candidates aren't here either. senator clinton couldn't get into the building because of sniper fire and senator obama's at church. >> all right. how is that any different than obama, dean? really. >> where did you find that? that ruins my entire thesis of my article. i can't believe you would find that and ruin it. it's true, some presidents and i read about them and i even reagan used a few j
bush made fun of his greatest weakness, speaking english. now you have obama turning the table a bit. he makes fun of himself, but he uses comedy like a comedian, like a weapon, it's very effective. >> other presidents have had some good lines of their own. here's george w. bush at the 2008 correspondents dinner poking fun at then-candidates. >> next year a new president will be standing up here. i have to say i'm kind of surprised we don't have more presidential candidates here...
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bush's administration. but i want to ask one last question before we end here and we should just touch on benghazi. how do you think that will affect hillary clinton's less going? a lasting tarnish or something that history doesn't blame her for? >> guest: very briefly, on the polls. i think polls aren't always very accurate reading of what is going on, and no doubt that perceptions have of the united states will go up and down and it's very much dependent on world evens and often driven by a frustration that america isn't helping more so just to make that point. with this administration set out to do isn't repair the image but improve the perception and make it possible to have conversations with allies or with friends or countries that you didn't necessarily have a conversation with before. i think benghazi is a moment that will continue to be associated with the secretary's tenure. no escaping that. it happened on her watch. i thing think some questions still remain unare answered, questions she can answ
bush's administration. but i want to ask one last question before we end here and we should just touch on benghazi. how do you think that will affect hillary clinton's less going? a lasting tarnish or something that history doesn't blame her for? >> guest: very briefly, on the polls. i think polls aren't always very accurate reading of what is going on, and no doubt that perceptions have of the united states will go up and down and it's very much dependent on world evens and often driven...
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it's not just teasing the bush family, it's about something that there are issues. and we're talking a lot of unanswered questions in regards to that benghazi attack. and what journalists who strive to be responsible are doing, is waiting, watching to see if it gets out because they would sure love to have this stuff. >> megyn: i'm told it's goo goosefer. i'm going with the other pronunciation. see how respectful we are? please don't hack us. they're wondering if there are more and for media who loves to find behind the scenes correspondent and the real story for politicians who don't want to tell us everything, this proves a strong temptation and what a temptation if we run around using the fruits of the ill-gotten gains. >> exactly, that's the phrase that came to mind for me, too. so the question is this, at what point -- the bush family eventually once had it gone everywhere and all over the internet the bush family eventually obliged and said, yes, this is real. they never specifically confirmed the content, but they let everybody know that yes, this is probably
it's not just teasing the bush family, it's about something that there are issues. and we're talking a lot of unanswered questions in regards to that benghazi attack. and what journalists who strive to be responsible are doing, is waiting, watching to see if it gets out because they would sure love to have this stuff. >> megyn: i'm told it's goo goosefer. i'm going with the other pronunciation. see how respectful we are? please don't hack us. they're wondering if there are more and for...
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under both bushes, not so great. the question is, whether or not what is happening to america in its future, when no one can control that, ross perot was at one point winning the polls in that year and the country was prepare toddle elect him. i am telling you, we have now great distrust, greater anger, and marginalization, and no one is speaking to it. if someone does --. >> i think president obama was elected in 2008 and 2012 to be the change agent to change the country. >> he has failed. >> he's fail and that is why people are disappointed. >> gentleman, i love to get the insight from you. it is fascinating, three of the smartest guys in the business, john, pat and doug. >> you can get more from the political insiders every monday at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. >> got a second? >> best political strategists of our time, our boss, the ultimate political insider. >> brand new book. >>heather: always time to promote that book of roger ailes? >> could look and feel like winter across the country but this spring could end
under both bushes, not so great. the question is, whether or not what is happening to america in its future, when no one can control that, ross perot was at one point winning the polls in that year and the country was prepare toddle elect him. i am telling you, we have now great distrust, greater anger, and marginalization, and no one is speaking to it. if someone does --. >> i think president obama was elected in 2008 and 2012 to be the change agent to change the country. >> he has...
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. >> there were even members of president bush's own party who broke ranks. former national security adviser wrote an article called "don't attack saddam." there were some republican lawmakers as well. >> we have to remember we have been allies of saddam hussein. we say we know he has certain things, well, we do because we helped provide for them. i mean, we were his ally. >> it's good to -- today is to remember the warnings of u.n. weapons inspector hans blitz. it's a day to acknowledge the admonitions of leaders like general anthony zeni. eric shen who was forced into retirement when he disagreed with the bush cheny strategy. if we are truly remembering what it was like ten years ago today, we can't forget the millions of voices who opposed this war and attempts made to marginalize them. if you were a public figure, it was not a wise time to speak out against the administration. actress jeanne was called an iraqi sympathizer. >> saddam must love you and i'm sure -- >> don't even try and do that -- i'm not a saddam hussein apoll gist -- i don't think he said
. >> there were even members of president bush's own party who broke ranks. former national security adviser wrote an article called "don't attack saddam." there were some republican lawmakers as well. >> we have to remember we have been allies of saddam hussein. we say we know he has certain things, well, we do because we helped provide for them. i mean, we were his ally. >> it's good to -- today is to remember the warnings of u.n. weapons inspector hans blitz. it's...
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why did bush want to do it? >> i mean, there is the famous line when he went to the fund-raiser in texas and says this is the guy who tried to kill my dad. so that's, i think, a part of it. it was clearly on his mind. david summed it up very well. just one additional point in terms of the atmospherics surrounding 9/11. remember, bush did almost nothing about the warnings pre-9/11 from the intelligence community, and i think that if -- >> you mean al qaeda to attack in the united states? >> yeah. i mean, there were repeated warnings from the cia. george tenat had his fair on fire. >> richard clark was talking about it. >> they pretty much brushed aside. they were not focused on a threat from al qaeda, then 9/11 happened. if there was guilt about anything that was a factor in here, it would be we didn't do what we should have done prior to 9/11 so now we're going to take every single threat super seriously. >> the odd thing is, one reason they didn't focus on al qaeda before 9/11 is because they were consumed with
why did bush want to do it? >> i mean, there is the famous line when he went to the fund-raiser in texas and says this is the guy who tried to kill my dad. so that's, i think, a part of it. it was clearly on his mind. david summed it up very well. just one additional point in terms of the atmospherics surrounding 9/11. remember, bush did almost nothing about the warnings pre-9/11 from the intelligence community, and i think that if -- >> you mean al qaeda to attack in the united...
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bush. great to have you with us again. >> thank you for having me. it is good to be here. >> it has to really reflect on what has worked in the past and what they have to do to reflect the realities in the future. we have to recognize that the republican party is the party of small government and the government closest to the people governs best. we have to demonstrate that we want to build a grassroots team with political leaders and governmental leaders to become the a-team. i think we can do that with looking at some of our governors like nikki haley in south carolina, for example. we are the party of values. a lot of immigrants came to the country of the united states because of the values that the republican party has protected for so long. we are the party of the strong national defense. but we still have to stop being the exclusive party in being inclusive party there is plenty of room to reflect the values of what it means to be an american. we have to invite people into be part of the solution. we also have to allow those states before we im
bush. great to have you with us again. >> thank you for having me. it is good to be here. >> it has to really reflect on what has worked in the past and what they have to do to reflect the realities in the future. we have to recognize that the republican party is the party of small government and the government closest to the people governs best. we have to demonstrate that we want to build a grassroots team with political leaders and governmental leaders to become the a-team. i...
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but president bush is growing impatient. the defense department tells him that if he is going to war, he's got to do it before the blistering desert summer. >> we move along the path of getting a good inspection going, that would probably come to fruition one way or the other, but once you start military forces flowing to the extent that we did for iraq, it's hard to pull them back. >> as the inevitable moves closer, president bush reargues the case. and ups the ante with 16 infamous words in state of the union address. >> the british government learned that saddam hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from africa. >> that would be yellowcake. again. but by referring to a six-month-old british white paper the president doesn't end a claim discredited by his own intelligence service. >> it wasn't matter of lying about this or lying about that but rather through the artistry of speech writers and case presenters, conveying an impression to the american people that certain things were true. >> it is a real s
but president bush is growing impatient. the defense department tells him that if he is going to war, he's got to do it before the blistering desert summer. >> we move along the path of getting a good inspection going, that would probably come to fruition one way or the other, but once you start military forces flowing to the extent that we did for iraq, it's hard to pull them back. >> as the inevitable moves closer, president bush reargues the case. and ups the ante with 16...
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offense so this isn't golf you don't get a do over the resolution articles or impeachment of george bush president of the united states. go to consider chat us and sign the impeachment petition the former congressman joined us earlier in our studio as we reflect upon the past decade and i asked him looking back on the past ten years what is on his mind and more than what goes from my mind i can feel this in my heart you know i'm heartsick over the loss of our troops over the deaths of perhaps as many as a million innocent iraqis the destruction of that country the destruction of our own priorities here at home the rising debt borrowing money to wage a war the city has been a nightmare and frankly those who made the decisions to take us there have not yet been held accountable yeah and i want to bring this up yesterday i spoke to former alaska senator mike gravel and here's what he said well our entire institutions the media the congress the white house all failed the american people now i know that you from the very beginning were outspoken about this war and i want to ask should have th
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that would either be former governor jeb bush, if he decides to run. that's somewhat of a question mark, you know marco rubio, who i think is coming a cross a bit light myself. he doesn't seem to work very hard, but that's my own pin. he could get more seasoning. if they don't carry florida. if we florida, and we just do as the states that we carried in the last six in a row, we're going to win it. so i -- i hope that they cede florida to us the that would be the best news we could have. but they have other problems getting from here to there. if you look at this cpac thing, this is a party that can't even agree on slavery. they're talking about rape. you know, it's pretty weird stuff going on there. when you have a meeting like that, with all the reporters, and they're having a discussion about slavery, i don't think that's what they were trying to get out to the voters, but that's the way some people in the party feel. those people will be out, trying to vote, trying to pick their nominee. i don't know if the powers to be will be able to shut these p
that would either be former governor jeb bush, if he decides to run. that's somewhat of a question mark, you know marco rubio, who i think is coming a cross a bit light myself. he doesn't seem to work very hard, but that's my own pin. he could get more seasoning. if they don't carry florida. if we florida, and we just do as the states that we carried in the last six in a row, we're going to win it. so i -- i hope that they cede florida to us the that would be the best news we could have. but...
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hot head kyle bush may be betting anger management lessons with charlie sheen. we will talk about what that's about coming up next. the video teaching our kids this. >> a lot of people blame the united states for problems around the world. >> really? a lot of people do? that video has been used in tens of thousands of schools. parents how do you feel about that one? what do you think of this day in history the soap opera young & the restless premiers. >> i want those out of circulation. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. to book this fabulous hotel. michael, tell us why you used priceline express deals well, you can see if the hotel is pet friendly before you book it. and i got a great deal without bidding. and where's your furry friend? oh, i don't have a cat. priceline savings without bidding. all right that's a fifth-floor probleok.. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hun
hot head kyle bush may be betting anger management lessons with charlie sheen. we will talk about what that's about coming up next. the video teaching our kids this. >> a lot of people blame the united states for problems around the world. >> really? a lot of people do? that video has been used in tens of thousands of schools. parents how do you feel about that one? what do you think of this day in history the soap opera young & the restless premiers. >> i want those out...
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bush announced to the nation the war in iraq had begun. >> my fellow citizens, at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations. to disarm iraq. to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. >> shepard: a war that lasted more than 8 years, killed almost 4500 u.s. troops. wounded more than 30,000 others. and officials estimate more than 100,000 iraqis are dead. rick leventhal rode along with the u.s. marines who led the ground invasion. he is live in our new york newsroom in new york. >> 10 years ago tonight the marines we were with had already opened fire at the guard post. we had incoming mortars scream over our heads and watch over a berm as the aerial assault began on the hill. [explosions] >> coalition jets and cobra helicopters destroyed observation and communications assets, helping clear the way for troops to cross the border and invade iraq. sergeant bill gawney a gunner battalion the guy pulling the trigger on the big bush master chain gun on our big armored vehicle. one night we pulled into a ambush and he put his tra
bush announced to the nation the war in iraq had begun. >> my fellow citizens, at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations. to disarm iraq. to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. >> shepard: a war that lasted more than 8 years, killed almost 4500 u.s. troops. wounded more than 30,000 others. and officials estimate more than 100,000 iraqis are dead. rick leventhal rode along with the u.s. marines who led the ground...
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soldiers hundreds of thousands of iraqis and estimated to cost trillions of dollars the bush administration told the public iraq had weapons of mass destruction turns out that wasn't the case but from the beginning there were a few voices against the waging a war in iraq among them former congressman dennis q senate if you can recall he called for the impeachment of president george bush and dick cheney liars are weapons of mass destruction lies are also an impeachable offense this is in golf you don't get a do over the resolution articles or impeachment of george bush president of the united states. go to consent to chat us and sign the impeachment petition for the former congressman joins us now in our studio as we reflect on the past decade much of his son it's great to have you here so you have consistently been a vocal critic of the iraq war and looking back on the past ten years what's going through your mind. more that would goes from my mind i can feel this in my heart you know i'm heartsick over. the loss of our troops over the debts of perhaps as many as a million innocent iraqis
soldiers hundreds of thousands of iraqis and estimated to cost trillions of dollars the bush administration told the public iraq had weapons of mass destruction turns out that wasn't the case but from the beginning there were a few voices against the waging a war in iraq among them former congressman dennis q senate if you can recall he called for the impeachment of president george bush and dick cheney liars are weapons of mass destruction lies are also an impeachable offense this is in golf...
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soldiers hundreds of thousands of iraqis estimated dead and estimated to cost trillions of dollars the bush administration told the public iraq had weapons of mass destruction turns out that wasn't the case but from the very beginning there were a few voices against waging a war in iraq among them former congressman dennis q senator if you can recall he called for the impeachment of president george bush and dick cheney. lies are weapons of mass destruction lies are also an impeachable offense this isn't golf you don't get a do over but resolution articles of impeachment of george bush president of the united states go to the senate sat us and sign the impeachment petition the former congressman joined us earlier and our studio as he reflected upon the past decade and i asked him looking back on the past ten years what's been going through his mind more than what goes from my mind i can feel the same my heart you know i'm heartsick over the loss of our troops over the deaths of perhaps as many as a million innocent iraqis the destruction of that country the destruction of our own priorities
soldiers hundreds of thousands of iraqis estimated dead and estimated to cost trillions of dollars the bush administration told the public iraq had weapons of mass destruction turns out that wasn't the case but from the very beginning there were a few voices against waging a war in iraq among them former congressman dennis q senator if you can recall he called for the impeachment of president george bush and dick cheney. lies are weapons of mass destruction lies are also an impeachable offense...